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Biographical (Literature & Fiction › Historical Fiction, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Biographical (Literature & Fiction › Historical Fiction, Books), updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $9.88, median 5,714 reviews, average rating 4.4 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 28/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $9.00 – $11.52 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.4 |
| New releases (90 days) | 4% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its review barrier is higher than in 97% of Books categories: the median best seller has 5,714 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
- Its median reviews are 28% of the parent category Historical Fiction (20,538), one of the easier corners under it.
- At $9.88 its median price is below 92% of Books categories, so it is a volume game.
Top 10 Biographical best sellers
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Beneath a Scarlet Sky: A Novel
by Mark Sullivan
- List rank#1
- Price$5.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews247,719
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The Prayer Box (A Carolina Heirlooms Novel)
by Lisa Wingate
- List rank#2
- Price$11
- Rating4.6
- Reviews13,424
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A Pair of Aces: Reese's Book Club
- List rank#3
- Price$14.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews4,451
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The Personal Librarian
- List rank#4
- Price$14.95
- Rating4.5
- Reviews51,757
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All the Glimmering Stars: A Novel
by Mark Sullivan
- List rank#5
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews11,673
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Becoming Madam Secretary
by Stephanie Dray
- List rank#6
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews8,967
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An American Beauty: A Novel of the Gilded Age Inspired by the True Story of Arabella Huntington Who Became the Richest Woman in the Country
by Shana Abé
- List rank#7
- Price$9.93
- Rating4.4
- Reviews19,040
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Trust (Pulitzer Prize Winner)
by Hernan Diaz
- List rank#8
- Price$8.92
- Rating4.1
- Reviews41,234
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Lincoln in the Bardo: A Novel
by George Saunders
- List rank#9
- Price$8.98
- Rating4.0
- Reviews19,612
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Hamnet
by Maggie O'Farrell
- List rank#10
- Price$16.35
- Rating4.4
- Reviews80,633
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FAQ
Is Biographical a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 28/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 5,714 reviews and sells for $9.88.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Biographical?
The median best seller has 5,714 reviews, and 0% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Biographical best sellers cost?
The median price is $9.88; half of the best sellers are priced between $9.00 and $11.52.
Can new books break into Biographical?
4% of the current best sellers were released in the last 90 days.
About this data
Data comes from KDPTop's daily crawl of Amazon's public Best Sellers pages; medians use the latest list. The opportunity score (0–100, higher is easier to enter) combines the review barrier, the share of low-review books, list turnover, new-release share and price.